QUESTION
If false report was filed, can the charges be at least reduced?
Asked on Apr 08th, 2017 on Criminal Law - California
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Girlfriend went to the doctor, saw marks, called the sheriff and she claims that I tried to kill her. Three felonies were filed. She is bipolar and has serious problems, lies, steals, manipulates, lives/lived in my home. If she claims a false report and that she embellished the incident, the threats never happened, and she agrees to and is now enrolled in psychological counseling, will they at least reduce the charges? Two weeks prior, she was arrested with marks on my face, but charges were got dropped.
1 ANSWER
It doesn't work like that. Prosecutors will never drop charges just because the victim has had a change of heart/story. The fact is, in 95% of all DV cases the parties reconcile, and prosecutors are well aware of this. You need a good lawyer.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2017 at 12:55 AM